Shutter-fastener.



No; 639,942. Patented Dec. 26, I899.-

J. SABDLD.

SHUTTER FASTENER.

(Application filed. Aug. 31, 1899.

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JOIIN SABOLD, OF BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

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srnornicn'rion forming art of Letters was No. 639,942, data December 26,1895.

Application filed August 31, 1899. Serial No- 729 049. (N0 model.)

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Be it known that 1, JOHN SABOLD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boyertown, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shutter-Fasteners,of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to improvements in shutter-fasteners for holdingwindowshutters open, and has for its object to produce a fastener whichshall be simple, strong, and durable and which may be operated by aperson on the inside without reaching far out.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 shows an outside view of a portion of a window and two shuttersand illustrates one fastener in position to hold the shutter open andthe other fastener in position to allow the shutter to be closed. Fig. 2shows two views of the sliding bar, one view being a side elevation ofthe entire bar and the other a plan view of one end of the bar. Fig. 3is a rear side view of the shell or keeper with the back plate removed.Fig. 4 is a front view of the shell or keeper. Fig. 5 is an end view ofthe shell and shows the back plate in position. Fig. 6 is an invertedplan view of the bottom edge of the shutter and shows theprotector-plate in position thereon.

In the drawings, A designates an ordinary window-frame provided with theusual sill a and in the present instance two shutters B B, one at eitherside, hinged to the frame A.

The fastener comprises a shell or keeper secured to the window-sill anda sliding bar (1 movable in said keeper. The shell 0 is provided with alongitudinal passage e, which extends in a horizontal direction throughthe same from one side to the other, and the top wall f of said passagehas a concave curve from one end toward the other, and the passage isthereby made wider at the center than at the ends. This construction ofpassage coacting with the curved bar, which will hereinafter bedescribed, causes the projecting end of the bar to deflect upward ordownward when the bar is moved, as will be presently pointed out. At thetop and bottom the shell is provided with laterally-projecting flangesor ears g, which have holes h to receive screws or nails, by means ofwhich the shell may be seats on the said shoulders 11, as shown in Fig.5, so that the back plate and the flanges are flush.

The outer or projecting end of the sliding bar 01 has an upward curve 76and at the extreme end is bent outward slightly, as at Z. The oppositeend an of the bar is curved slightly upward, and the extreme end ispreferably bent outward at right angles to form a knob m, whereby thebar may be easily operated by hand. The bar intermediate of the curve itand knob is provided with a Wave or a slight upward curve at.

In assembling the parts previous to their application to the window-sillthe bar cl is first placed in the passage 6 of the shell and the backplate j seated on the shoulders t over said rod, thereby confining therod within the shell. The shell is then secured to the sill (see Fig. 1)by means of screws or nails inserted through the holes h, leaving therod free to slide endwise. As a curved bar is necessary, it is obviousthat a passage must be provided which will permit the sliding movementof such a bar. To accomplish this, the passage 6 is made with a concavewall f at one side, which, coacting with the curve in the bar, causesthe free end to move upward or downward as the bar slides.

A thin plate 0 is secured by screws on the bottom of the shutter andwith an edge projecting slightly beyond the vertical wall thereof.Preferably one end of the plate should project farther than the otherend, thereby forming a wedge on the bottom edge of the shutter. Theobject of thus applying the plate will be explained in the operation.

The operation is simple and as follows: To secure the open shutter backagainst the wall of the house, the operator need only grasp the end m ofthe bar 61 and pull same toward the center of the window, the barsliding through the passage in the shell 0. As the bar is thus drawn theintermediate wave or curve n causes the projecting curved end 7c of thebar to deflect upward, and the outward bend 1 will take against the edgeof the protectorplate 0 on the shutter and guide the curved end isagainst said plate. The continued drawing of the bar will cause the endof the bar to contact harder against the wedge formed by the plate 0,and the shutter will thereby be held tightly against the Wall, as in thecase of shutter B. To release the shutter, the movement of the rod isreversed, and when the rod is pushed in a direction away from the centerof the window its projecting end 70 will be deflected downward, so as tobe a little below the shutter, as in the case of shutter B. The shuttermay then be swung to the closed position. As the bar cl is operated in adirection away from the center of the window and the end It deflecteddownward at the same time the opposite upwardlycurved end an of the baris raised, and as the bar is pushed forward this upwardly-curved end mbinds against the top wall of f of the passage e and acts as a stop toprevent the knob m from contacting with the end of the shell 0 andpinching the operators hand.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a shutter-fastener the combination of a shell having apassage-way; a bar slidable in said passage-way and having anupwardlycurved end, said bar also having intermediate of its two ends anupward curve or Wave, whereby when the bar is moved one Way through saidpassage-way the curved end will be deflected upward and when moved theopposite way said curved end will be deflected downward.

2. In a shutter-fastener the combination of a shell having a passage-wayin a horizontal direction, the top wa11,f, of said passage-way beingconcave-curved from one end toward the other; a removable back plate, j,covering said passage-way; a bar slidable in said passage-way and curvedupward at one end and at the opposite end having a knob or handoperating device, said bar being curved between its ends to cause theprojecting end of the bar to raise or lower as the bar slides throughsaid curved passage-way, substantially as described.

3. In a shutter-fastener the combination of a window-frame having ahinged shutter and a sill; a shell having a longitudinal passageway andprovided at top and bottom with a laterally-projecting flange forsecuring same to said sill; a bar slidable insaid passage Way and havingits outer projecting end pointing upward to engage the shutter; and aplate secured to the bottom of the shutter with one edge projectingbeyond the vertical Walls thereof and forming a wedge, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN SABOLD. Witnesses:

(J. K. LEFEVER, I. NEWTON LICHTEL.

